Off to work
Date posted: Thursday, June 18th, 2009
NEW DIRECTIONS
WORK PLACEMENTS
AT NEW DIRECTIONS WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR GUYS. IT GIVES THEM A GREATER FEELING OF SELF WORTH.
IN APRIL THIS YEAR A CHANCE CONVERSATION BETWEEN DAVID PALMER AND NICKY AN EMPLOYEE OF DVS LTD PROVIDER OF SERVICES TO NEWSPAPER AND PUBLISHING INDUSTRIES. NICKY ARRANGED A MEETING WITH RICHARD CUFF FROM DVS TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF WORK PLACEMENTS. THE RESULT WAS FIVE DAYS PER WEEK WORKING IN THIS BUSY OFFICE ENVIRONMENT. EIGHT RESIDENTS FROM THREE OF THE FOUR NEW DIRECTIONS HOMES GO TO WORK AT DVS.
STAFF AT DVS HAD A MUFTY DAY WHERE THEY DONATED MONEY INTO A COLLECTION BOX. WITH FULL PROCEEDS TO BE SENT TO PWSA.
QUOTE FROM RICHARD CUFF “THE ASSISSTANCE WE HAVE RECEIVED HAS BEEN GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE STANDARD OF WORK HAS BEEN HIGH AND IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THEM ALL.”
QUOTE FROM NICK WALKER (BISHOPS CROFT) “It looks good on my c.v.”
QUOTE FROM RYAN KEANE (BISHOPS CORNER) “I LIKE GOING OUT TO WORK “
QUOTE FROM GREGG WILCOX (BISHOPS CROFT) “I LIKE IT SO MUCH I MIGHT BUY THE COMPANY”
QUOTE FROM ANTHONY LAWSON (BISHOPS LODGE) “ABSOLUTLY FANTASTIC”
QUOTE FROM BARRIE GORE (BISHOPS CORNER) “I HAVE DONE OFFICE WORK BEFORE AND THIS IS GREAT”
WORK OPPORTUNITIES CAN BE HARD TO FIND AND INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS FROM OUR GUYS ARE OFTEN UNSUCCESSFULL OR DO NOT EVEN GET A RESPONCE. WE HAVE THREE PERSONS WORKING IN DIFFERENT CHARITY SHOPS TWO WORKING DIFFERENT DAYS AT A LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL RECEPTION CLASS, ONE WORKING AT A LOCAL SOLICITORS OFFICE. TWO OF THE GUYS WORK AT HORTICULTURAL PROJECT RUN BY A CHARITABLE TRUST. ALL OF THESE WORK PLACEMENTS OUR GUYS ATTEND WITHOUT STAFF SUPPORT FROM NEW DIRECTIONS AND ARE PROVING VERY SUCCESSFULL.
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